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How Kalaburagi Braved the 2025–26 Floods With Collective Effort Of People and Administration

10 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Kalaburagi evacuated 51,281 people across 56 relief centres in one of Karnataka’s biggest rescue operations, led by IAS officer Fouzia Taranum and supported...

UPSC Stories

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

IAS Akshay Sunil Agrawal Mission Antodaya

Change Makers

Mission Antyodaya in Nayagarh: How IAS Officer Akshay Sunil Agrawal is Bringing Dignity to Odisha’s Most Remote Villages

9 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

IAS Akshay Sunil Agrawal leads Mission Antyodaya in Nayagarh, bringing roads, schools, solar power and...

Video Interview

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Former DGP of Jharkhand Mr. Kamal Nayan Choubey, always led his force from the front. But, little do...

Book Reviews

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

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After Years of Delay, Tejas Mk1A Gains Momentum: 5th F404-IN20 Engine Handover Signals Revival

6 December 2025

UPSC Returns Haryana’s DGP Panel Proposal Citing ‘No Vacancy’; Shatrujeet Kapur Still Holds Post - Major Twist in Police Chief Appointment

8 December 2025

Who Is IAS Darpan Jain? The karnataka Officer Appointed Chief Negotiator for India-US Trade Talks

10 December 2025

Videos

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Coal Mafia Gangs Thrive In Bihar’s Wasseypur?

1 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Who Is IPS LR Kumar? UP IG Leading the SIT Probe Into Codeine Cough Syrup Scam

10 December 2025

Who Is DSP Kalpana Verma? Chhattisgarh Officer in Spotlight Over ‘Love Trap’ Allegations

10 December 2025

Suspended Punjab IPS Officer Ravjot Kaur Grewal Awaits Reinstatement; State Government Plays Cautious

10 December 2025

IAS and IRS Officers Prematurely Repatriated: Sandhya Bhullar, Lochan Sehra, Vinit Kumar Return to Parent Cadres

10 December 2025

Central Deputation Tenures Extended: Shoyabahmed Kalal Continues at NITI Aayog, Nishtha Tiwari at Ministry of Home Affairs

10 December 2025

Who Is Amitabh Thakur? Former UP IPS Officer Arrested at Railway Station Over Old Land Fraud Case

10 December 2025

PSU News

HUDCO Hosts 3-Day Master Trainer Capacity Building Programme Under Mission Karmayogi – Phase 2

10 December 2025

Bank of India Raises ₹2,500 Crore Through Basel III-Compliant Tier II Bonds to Strengthen Capital

10 December 2025

HCSL luxury river cruise vessel contract

Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Signs Contract for 80-Passenger Luxury River Cruise to Boost Inland Waterway Tourism

10 December 2025

OPTCL Secures Rs 1,685 Crore NABARD Loan to Strengthen Odisha Power Transmission Network

10 December 2025

Petronet LNG Secures ₹12,000 Crore Rupee Term Loan to Fund Gujarat PDH-PP Petrochemicals Project

10 December 2025

BEL Praises Bihar’s GPS-Based Grain Transport System, Proposes Technical Support to BSFC

10 December 2025

NLC India Secures USD 100 Million Green Loan from SMBC to Boost Renewable Energy Projects

10 December 2025

Goa Shipyard Limited Appoints Mr. Nagesh Das Pai as Director of Corporate Planning and Business Development

10 December 2025

Defence News

Indian International Science Festival 2025: India’s Matsya-6000 Submersible Sets New Benchmark in Human Deep-Ocean Exploration Trials for 2027 Mission

10 December 2025

From Legacy Networks to Smart Warfare: BEL Tactical Communication System Promises Uninterrupted Battlefield Coordination

10 December 2025

MDL, Indian Navy and Brazilian Navy Sign Trilateral MoU to Enhance Scorpène-Class Submarine Maintenance and Maritime Cooperation

10 December 2025

From Buyer to Co-Producer: Indian Arms Makers Explore Joint Ventures with Russia to Explore MiG-29, Artillery, and Missile Co-Production Opportunities

10 December 2025

Judiciary News

Historic Verdict: Voluntary Resignation or Retirement After 5-Year Tenure Entitles Employee to Gratuity

10 December 2025

Supreme Court Relieves Woman Jailed Over Dog Mafia Allegation Against Judges, Signals More Nuanced Approach to Judicial Criticism

10 December 2025

UP Bar Council Interview Fee Row: Supreme Court Directed the Bar Council Of India to Intervene and Called it Very Shocking

10 December 2025

Supreme Court Flags Constitutional Concerns Over Rajasthan Anti-Conversion Law 2025

9 December 2025

Opinion

Features

How IndiGo Crisis Exposed India’s Fragile Air Travel System & What Must Change

Sharad Gupta

Features

Nexus of Good : How a Young IPS Officer Turned Gadchiroli’s Police Stations into Learning Hubs

Anil Swarup

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

Scholar, Engineer, Women Topper: How Shatakshi Pandey Achieved Rank 1 in CGPSC-2024 After Continuous Prelims Setbacks (Exclusive)

7 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ms Pandey, female topper of CGPSC-2024, overcame repeated Prelims setbacks to achieve Rank 6 overall...

Debate Rekindled: Are UPSC Interviews Truly Free From Bias? What Aspirants and Former Officers Say

6 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Despite the government’s clarification, aspirants and former officers say the issue is far from sett...

Social Media

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

This Land We Call Home: A Family History that Mirrors Modern India’s Identity Struggles

29 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Through the saga of caste persecution, conversions, migration and interfaith marriage that shapes this...

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....